Somerville Fire Captains Fight with Cambridge Hosemen
A dispute between Somerville Captain Irving C. Jackson and two Cambridge hosemen last Sunday at a Washington Street vinegar factory fire led to a punch by Jackson, injuries to McIntyre, and a stalled police response. Cambridge Chief Casey and Somerville Chief Hopkins mediated. parties expressed regret and the matter was settled amicably.
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Somerville Fire Department
Somerville Hook and Ladder
Cambridge
Washington Street
Irving C. Jackson
Hook and Ladder 2
Somerville
Barney and McIntyre
Casey
Scanlan
Jackson
Captain Jackson
Somerville Department
McIntyre
Hopkins
Forecast for New England Friday Cloudy With Showers
Forecast for Friday calls for Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut to see increasing cloudiness with showers Friday night. Warmer conditions expected Friday followed by a colder Friday night. Winds variable turning northerly.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Doctors in Errant Fury on Howard Street
A pistol shot on Howard street caused a crowd to surge as Dr Daniel Petree fled coatless with Dr B R Sweet in pursuit. A bullet pierced the floor. both physicians, longtime rivals, vanished after the incident while Division 3 police continue the inquiry.
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Howard Street
Daniel Petree
B. R. Sweet
Petree
Division 3
Dr. Sweet
Dr. Petree
Sweet
No. 60
No. 48
Lieutenant Norton Dined At Hotel Reception
A complimentary dinner and reception were held at Hotel Mienssett for Lieutenant George B. Norton of Ladder Company 3 on his transfer to Ladder Company 12. Lieutenant M. N. Hoar read a set of resolutions, followed by speeches before adjournment.
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Mienssett
George B. Norton
Ladder Company 3
Ladder Company 12
M. N. Hoar
Engine Company 3
Ginter Grocery Offers Wholesale Deals On Tea Coffee And Butter
The Ginter Grocery & Produce Company of Boston markets wholesale groceries with a strong refund guarantee. Five pounds of Mocha and Java coffee sell for one dollar with full refund if not as good as Boston market. Four pounds of tea varieties offered for one dollar with refund if not as good as elsewhere. Butter sold in large tubs at twenty cents a pound with warranty of quality. Company claims prices run about 40 percent below ordinary dealers and invites postal inquiries for a complete price list.
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Ginter Grocery & Produce Company
Boston
Trewout and
Eliot Sts
Union and
Elmets
New York
Vermont
Elgin
Postal
New Greek cabinet formed in Athens official list
Premier and Marine minister M Ralli leads the cabinet with Tsamavos as war minister Simopoulo as finance minister Cara panos as education minister. Simultaneously Greek and Turkish forces clash around Velestino and Pharsalos as reinforcements arrive and battles loom amid shifting front lines.
Ralli Declares Himself Premier by Event
During ministry negotiations Ralli opposed Sotiropulo as premier and asserted he is the premier designated by events. Deligeorgis refused to join unless chosen outside reconstituted Boula parties. Ralli urged broader opposition support and warned against forming a ministry without it. Public tension eases as ministerial changes reduce danger of internal disorder.
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M. Ralli
M. Sotiropoulo
M. Deligeorgis
Boula
M. Rald
New Greek Ministry Formed After Royal Crisis
Athens reports the collapse of the previous ministry prompted by public uproar. King summoned Premier Delyannis to resign, then tasked opposition leaders led by M. Ralli to form a cabinet. Ralli pledged to rebuild the army, restore order, and place capable officers over soldiers to sustain the war effort.
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Athens
M. Delyannis
M. Ralli
London Talks Peace Amid Powers Intervention Hope
The Daily Mail Berlin correspondent reports that major powers favor intervention to avert Greece defeat. Constan tinople dispatch cites Sultan backing peace terms including Greek troop withdrawal from Crete, restoration of 1831 frontier, denial of capitulations, and indemnity. Alarm grows as a Russian ship reportedly lies at Pireus ready to depart with the royal family.
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London
Daily Mail
Berlin
Germany
Greece
Constantinople
Lokal Anzeiger
Crete
Pireus
Athens
Turkiye Threat to Velestino Rail Line Sparks Panic in Volo
A Times despatch from Volo reports Turkish forces attempting to cut the Velestino railway. Greek defenders lose three officers and suffer many wounded but are repulsed. Panics persist after dark as the town lacks military or civil authority with the telegraph and post office closed.
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Athepns
Associated Press
Pharsalos
Smolenski
Velestino
Amale
Evsones
Larissa
Trikkala
Volo
Tnessaean
Constantine
Mavromichali
Athens
Trikkele
London
the Standard
Times
Arta
Boy train wreckers in Washington Village
Police report two about eight year old boys placed an iron boiler on the 4:35 p m train track at Hyde street. The engine pilot was damaged and the train narrowly escaped derailment. Names are with police. parents to be contacted as the offenders are too young for court.
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Washington Village
Old Colony
Hyde Street
Sullivan and Dixon To Vie In 133-Pound Twenty Round Bout
Spike Sullivan and George Dixon agreed to a twenty round 133 pound match in New York after posting 100 each to bind the contest. Sullivan sought 128 pounds while Dixon pushed for 138 pounds. Dixon previously weighed as high as 125 pounds for a bout.
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New York
Sullivan
George Dixon
Dixon
Baby Left on Cambridge Doorstep Found Healthy Infant
Police were notified after a two weeks old baby was found on the doorstep of Joshua Freeman at 56 Columbia Street. Officer Law removed the infant to Station 2 and it was later taken to the almshouse for care.
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Joshua Freeman
Columbia Street
Cambridge
Officer Law
Lincoln man Samuel Phillips dies by self shooting in Concord
Samuel Phillips 68 of Lincoln died this afternoon in Concord by his own hand using a pistol. The tragedy occurred in Concord and authorities reported no other persons involved.
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Concord
Mass
Samuel Phillips
Lincoln
Maine-born Cambridege group holds reunion at Citizens Trade Hall
The sons and daughters of Maine living in Cambridge held their annual reunion last night in Citizens' Trade Hall with about thirty attendees.
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Sons and Daughters of
Maine
Cambridge
Citizens’ Trade Hall
Pillsbury Defends 30 Year Tenure and 5 Cent Fare Plan
Hon A E Pillsbury argued before the joint committee on metropolitan affairs and street railways for the Boston Elevated Railway Company. He urged that the company offers a liberal proposition and asserted the bill amendments would assure actual construction.
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Pillsbury
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
A. E. Pillsbury
Joint Committee On Metropolitan Affairs and Street Railways
Engineer Rice
Rice
Subway Commission
Boylston
Tremont Streets
George W. Harriman
Chairman Crocker
Carson
Harriman
Closing Arguments on Boston Transit Elevation Plan
The speech by Hon. Albert E. Pillsbury traces decades of effort to relieve Boston traffic through elevated railways and subways. He outlines past bills from 1884 to 1891, noting permissive charters and failed projects, and credits the Rapid Transit Commission with shaping the current approach.
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Albert E. Pillsbury
Boston
Meigs Elevated Railroad
Cambridge
Bowdoin Square
West End
West End Road
Rapid Transit Commission
Longtime Massachusetts politician Colonel Coveney dies at 77
Postmaster Jeremiah W. Coveney of Cambridgeport died at 10:45 PM at 310 Harvard Street after pneumonia. A Civil War veteran and longtime public servant, he held roles from state legislator to gas commissioner and private secretary to Governor Russell, with service also as surveyor of the port of Boston and postmaster of Boston. He leaves a brother Senator John W. Coveney and a wide circle of colleagues.
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Jeremiah W. Coveney
Boston
Massachusetts
Russell
Harvard Street
Cambridgeport
Wolcott
John W. Coveney
East Cambridge
John
Coveney
O’neil
Lovering
Spottsylvania
Custom House
Cambridge
Democratic State Central Committee
Cleveland
Post 57
Colonel Coveney's Career Chronicle
Jeremiah W. Coveney born in Cambridge in 1840 rose from public schools to Civil War service in the Twenty eighth Massachusetts. He advanced from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel, earning a record of bravery and service before his death after sustaining a badly shattered arm.
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Jeremiah W. Coveney
Cambridge
Jerry
Massachusetts
Leutenant
Old Bay
English Golf Championship Sees Surprises at Muirfield
In London on April 29 the English Championship at Muirfield delivered shocks as favorites fell. only Spencer of Liverpool remained among English entrants. Walker defeated Ferguson while Greig, after beating last year’s champ Tait, lost to A Lawson. Melville, the lone former champion, survived.
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London
Muirfield
Spencer
Liverpool
Walker
St. Andrew’s
Marc Ferguson
Greig
Tait
A. Lawson
Lawson
Robert
Maxwell
Allan
Auchtertonie
Melville
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Massachusetts Clothing Co
My Clothier
Hanover and
Portland Streets
Somervile
Cambridge Hosein
Sterling Ale
Highland Spring Brewery
Ruse & Company
Norton
Tea & Goffee
Cobb, Aldrich & CO
Gorn
Green Mountain
Washington and Kneeland Streets
Trikhala
Epirus
Marine
Pharsala
Europe
Ralli, the Chosen of Fate
Spike
A E. Plisbury
C. H. Robinson & CO
Washington St
Adams Square
Dock Square
Paris
Se Mee
Red Cedar
Paine Furniture Company
Canal Street
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